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From the archiveNCS COLLECTION

Nature Conservation Society

Nature Conservation Society (NCS) is one of the oldest NGOs in its space in India. It was founded in 1976 by a group of forest officials, educationalists and other like-minded people for helping the then newly-formed Palamau Tiger Reserve,

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A blue and orange kingfisher perched on a branch

From the archiveNCS COLLECTION

Mission

Our mission is to mitigate negative pressure on biodiversity; sustainable environmental protection, natural resources management through scientific and sustainable approaches and to involve youths, students, teachers and local communities o

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Sunlight falling across a broad mountain landscape

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History

NCS is headquartered in the town on Daltonganj, the district headquarters of Palamau district of Jharkhand state in India. The town is named after Colonel Dalton, Commissioner of Chhota Nagpur in 1861. The district is home to the famous Pal

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